6 d. ago LNG companies say they cannot comply with Trump rules on Chinese ships

Industry says administration’s levies on foreign vessels will harm US plans for ‘energy dominance’

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9 d. ago US automakers will face easier federal rules in the race with China to develop self

U.S. automakers developing self-driving cars will be allowed more exemptions from certain federal safety rules for testing purposes to help them compete against Chinese rivals

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1 week ago A battle looms over rule of law as some courts start to flex their muscles against Trump

Whether federal courts can force Trump to comply with their orders is an essential question for US democracyThe US supreme court and other federal courts have begun flexing their muscles to push back on Donald Trump’s efforts to defy judicial orders, escalating a hugely consequential battle over the rule of law.The US issued a significant order early Saturday morning blocking the federal government from removing people who had been detained in northern Texas from the United States. Separately, US district judge James Boasberg has found probable cause to hold the government in contempt for defying his orders to halt deportations. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Boston nonprofit rejects federal funding so it doesn’t have to comply with Trump’s anti

The nonprofit won a grant through Americorps, the volunteer agency recently gutted by Elon Musk’s DOGE

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1 week ago House Democrats land in El Salvador to push for return of Kilmar Ábrego García

Four representatives join effort to challenge the Trump administration’s refusal to facilitate the immigrant’s releaseWho is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?A delegation of four House Democrats has arrived in El Salvador to push for the release of Kilmar Ábrego García, part of a mission to challenge the Trump administration’s refusal to comply with a supreme court order to facilitate the return of the immigrant to the United States.Representatives Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, Maxwell Frost of Florida and Robert Garcia of California touched down in Central America on Sunday, following a visit by the Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen last week. The lawmakers are seeking to meet with Ábrego García, who had lived in the US for more than a decade before being swept up in a 15 March operation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Navy cancels speech by podcaster who planned to reference its ban on more than 300 books

The Annapolis, Maryland college was ordered to remove nearly 400 books from its shelves last month to comply with one of Trump’s executive orders

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2 w. ago Appeals court pauses Judge Boasberg’s contempt probe against Trump administration

A federal appeals court late Friday temporarily halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt investigation against the Trump administration after he accused officials of failing to comply with his order regarding deportation flights to El Salvador last month.

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2 w. ago Trump officials create uncertainty to evade court orders rather than comply

Recalcitrance appears to be product of Trump White House’s maximalist interpretation of executive powersFaced with a flurry of adverse court orders it would rather not follow, the Trump White House is increasingly deploying a strategy of claiming or even manufacturing its own uncertainty to dodge their effects without appearing to outright defy them.The Trump administration has faced several major legal setbacks in recent weeks, most notably in its efforts to deport undocumented immigrants without due process under the Alien Enemies Act or in spite of protective orders. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Labour minister refuses to rule out another Chinese company running British Steel

A Labour minister has refused to rule out another Chinese company taking over operations at British Steel.

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2 w. ago Trump enacts swift revenge against Harvard after university refused to comply with bombshell list of demands

Donald Trump 's education department put the hammer down on Harvard, freezing over $2.2billion in funding after they rejected a list of demands from the federal government.

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2 w. ago Harvard refuses to comply with Trump administration’s demands over $9 billion

Trump administration asked Harvard to end DEI programs, comply with Department of Homeland Security and reduce student and faculty’s authority

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2 w. ago Harvard defies Trump's demands and risks $9B in federal funding

Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to received almost $9 billion in funding

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3 w. ago Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine over transgender students

A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal aid to Maine to comply with requirements under a law aimed at prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education

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4 w. ago NY public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order

New York state school officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding

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